Cutlery-handle



W. A. ECKERT.

CUTLERY HANDLE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I5. 1915.

Patented Mar. 9, 1920.

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W. A. ECKERT.

CUTLERY HANDLE.

APPLICAHON FILED SEPT. 15 19L). 1,333,066.

Patented Mar. 9,1920,

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A T-rm R NEYEJ ancitizen of the United'States, residingat WILLIAM; um, on .nnrrano, yonir.

To all whom itmoy concern Be it known that I, WILLIAMA. Emilie,

Buffalo, in the county .of Erie and State of New York, have-invented new andnseful Improvements in Cutlery-Handles, of which the followingisa specifioationr r This invention relates-to a handle .for outlery suchas'knives, forks andv spoons and has the object toproducea handle for:.this purpose which is composed principally of sheet metal, which is strong and durablein construction and whichisneat and finished in appearance. J

In the accompanying drawings: Figure.

is a sideelevationof the knife provided with my. improved handle. F igL2i is alto'p plan view of the same. Fig.3 is a vertical transverse section, on. an enlarged scale, taken on line.3--3, Fig.1; 'Fig. 4-is a fragmentar y horizontal longitudinal section taken online 44,Fig. 5.. .Figs- 5 and 6 -are vertical longitudinal sections taken on Y the correspondmgly numbered llnes inFig.

3. Fig. 7 is a perspective" view ofone part of the core of the handle. Fig. 8 is a similar.

view of another part of. the coreof the handb. F igs. 9 and 10 are similar viewsrof the. twosections of theijacket ;of thehandle. Fig; llisa' cross section" similar to'Fig.. 3 showing a slightly. modified. construction.

- Fig. 12 is a cross section, on an enlarged V ,scale,"of another modified construction of rthe' handle taken on line .1 2;l2, Fig-13. ,Fig. 13 isa vertical longitudinal section *takenon line 13-1-13, 12.. Fig.141isZa horizontal longitudinalsection taken on line Y rious, kinds of cutlery the same is repre sented in Figs.-1. and 2, as applied to -a. knife 1. Mv improved handle is associated with the tang ,2 of a knife-or other kind of cutlery and may be "embodied invarious.

ways but the form'which'is shown in 1 10,: is constructedas follows: a

The handle comprises the tang previously v Figs.

3 referred to, a core, mounted on the tang, and

Ja l inclosin'g jacket o1: shell which surround? .wai'sllyl r QPPQ T G si s 9111 91 29 iApp licatioii flledSeptember 15, 915. Serial No. 50,756.

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the tang andcore and produces; finished exterior of the same.'- In addition tothis means are provided forproducing; tight joint, between the jacket and thel'tan for excluding water from the interiorofthe handle. The core in the form ofi'handlemember or frame thearms 3.3of; which are arranged lengthwise above-f the upperand lower longitudinal edges of the tang while the I bow 1 or cross piece- .51 thereof engages with the rear edge of the same, andtwo-side plates lwhich are mountedon opposite sides v Specificationiof Letters Patent.. Patented 1 shown in Figs. 140 comprises a U-shaped of the frame. Each armof the frame is provided along its longitudinal center. with. anmwardlyopening;longitudinalgroove 5 ter with an inwardly opening longitudinal 'grooye 6 which receives therear edge'ofthe tang, thereby holding these' parts against lateral movement relatively to each other when. the same are assembled. The tang may have its upper and lower longitudinal edges arranged in any desired positionrelatively to each other but these edges prefer-- ably converge forwardly, and when these edges are engaged by the arms of theframe the latter also converge forwardly, thereby preventing the frame and thepartsmounted thereon; from being withdrawn lengthwise and rearw'ardly olf from the tang. It is desirable .to-p0sitively-' interlockthe-arms of the frame with the tang, so that the same inW hich is seated one-ofthej longitudinal 1 edges ofthe tang and thebow of the frame isalso provided along its.longitudinalcencaiinotimove lengthwise on eac li'oth'er this being preferably accomplished by means of inwardly; projecting teats 'or projections .7

for-med on-the arms adjacent to the front ends thereof and engaging with jnotchesor recesses 8 formed in the upper andfllower ment with. the tang by means of these look} ing teats rearward movement of theiframe and the parts mounted thereon is positlvely edges of the tang, as shown in 6, ;When. the frame" arms are thus held n i engage" frame arm. are bent laterallylso as. to form longitudinal flanges 8, .8 which diverge outsections of the jacket or shell engage with the flanges of the. frame arms and bow and with the front part of-the .tang. The jacket sections in this construction are provided with internal shoulders 19 between their side walls 1 and their flanges which shoulders are held in engagement with the frame flanges by lapping the flanges of one jacket section over the flanges of the other jacket section and jacket section.

Entrance of water into the interior of the handle may be prevented by entirely filling the spacesbetween opposite sides of thetang and the inner surfaces of the jacket side walls and frame by means of two filling sections 20 composed of cork or other non-absorbent material so that these filling sections extend from the front end of the handle to the rear end thereof, as shown in Figs. 12, 13 and 14:.

' 'If desired, however, these filling sections maybe confined to the front part ofthese spaces so as to prevent'the entrance of water into the handle between oppositesides of the tang and the lips at the front ends of the jacket sections. When the interior of the handle is only partly filled wit-h a non-absorbent filling asjust described that part of the filling at the right of the dotted line 21 in Fig. 14 may be omitted while that part of this filling at the left of this line maybe re- 7 tained. I

My invention renders it possible to manu-- facture strong and serviceable handles which high grade handle. I claim as my invention:

' coreengaging with said tang, a jacket engaging with said tang and core. and means to arelow in cost, neat inappearance and'not liableto become detached from the cutlery of which they form apart under the most severe usage to which they may be subjected. Inasmuch as the main parts of this handle are all constructed of sheet metal the same can be produced expeditiously by theusual stamping operations'resulting in a handle which is much lighter than one which is made of solid material as well as less expensive without sacrificing any of the qualities required in a 1. A cutlerv handle comprising atang, a

I tang, and a jacket composed of two hollow sections whichare applied to said frame from "opposite sides thereof andare provided-With fiflanges whichlap onefover another, l-g.

1 3.1 A- cutlery handle comprising a tang, 7'

oore having a U-shapedframewhichisgrooved lengthwise on its'inner side and has the grooves of its arms engaging with the opposite longitudinal edges of the tang and' th'e groove. ofvits bow engaging withtlie outer frame and tang and comprising two sections arranged on opposite sides of said frameand' Y tang and having flanges on their opposing lnnersldeswhlch are interlocked wlth each.

other, and lips at their front ends which engage with opposite sides of the tang. clenching the edges of the outer pan of 1 jacketflanges againstflangesof theother 4:. A cutlery handle comprising a tang, a

end of said tang, and a jacket inclosing said i' N 751' grooved lengthwise on its inner side and has i the grooves of its arms engaging with the opposite longitudinal edges of the tang and the groove of its bow engaging with the outerend of said tang, and a jacket inclosingsaid frame and tang and comprising two sections arranged on opposite sides of said frame and tang and having flanges on their opposing inner sides which are interlocked with each other, lips at their front ends which engage with opposite sides of the tang, and fillings g arranged in the spaces between saidlips, tang and the front ends of said jacket sections.

'5. A cutlery handle comprising a tang, a-

core applied tosaid tang and having a U-shaped frame the arms of which engage withopposite longitudinal edges of said tang and side plates applied to the'corresponding' edges of said arms, and a jacket i'nclosing said core and tang.

6. A cutlery handle comprising a' tang,

a core applied to said tang and having a U-shaped frame the arms of which engage with opposite longitudinal edges of said'tang and side platesapplied to the corresponding edges of said 'arms,'a jacket inclosing'said coreandtang, and fillings of non-absorbent material arranged between the front part of said core, tang and jacket.

7. A cutlery handle comprising a tang, a I

core applied to said tang and havinga U-. a

shaped. frame the arms ofwhich engage with opposite longitudinal edges of said tang and are provided with laterally projecting flanges and side plates having longitudinal hook flanges which engage with the corre f sponding flanges of said arms, and ajacket. l a

inclosing said tang'and core and composed of sections which interlock with each other.

8. A cutlery article having a handle'comprising a metallic skeleton core frame, a pair of hollow metal handle sections applied to opposite sides, of said core and provided with flanges constructed and arranged in locked engagement on sald core,'and a blade having a tang affixed to said'core frame.

'9. A cutlery article having a handle comprising a rigid skeleton core-frame and a I g5 ,.a10i1g: .:the junctiirei 'of the sections, and a flanges adapted forinte'rlocking engagement 7 r f wigsgapse vpair ofsinetal shell-sections applied to and Vinprising metallic -corenframe of skeleton" casing said frame aid sections being 'pnessed formation and" of channelsectiom-fwPainoi 10 ;:int0' interlocking engagementomsaid c0re-- hollow metal handle sections applied to 0pframe and the latter forming a rigid backing posits sides of said core'and provided with "bladehaving atang; engaged with vsaid core- 'tounite the sections onssaid core; and a blade" having a tang raffixed-xtolsaldcore.frame. -15

1 7 10. A t itleryiaitic leihaving kit-handle comr WILLIAM-A. ECKERT. 

